February 22, 2017
Connected device manufacturer D-Link Corp. has doubled down on its bid to shake the Federal Trade Commission's claims that it put consumers' privacy at risk by failing to properly secure its products, arguing Tuesday that the commission couldn't use press reports about generalized security vulnerabilities and harm to fill "gaping holes" in its complaint.
February 15, 2017
Defending its decision to launch a privacy lawsuit accusing D-Link Systems Inc. of carelessly securing its wireless products, the Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday told a California federal judge that the computer network manufacturer without a doubt put consumers at risk.
January 10, 2017
The limited-government organization Cause of Action Institute said Tuesday that it will represent electronics maker D-Link Systems Inc. in a privacy lawsuit brought by the Federal Trade Commission that alleges the company's devices aren't secure and put thousands of customers' data at risk, saying the allegations are "unwarranted and baseless."
January 09, 2017
The Federal Trade Commission has dialed up its aggressive policing of corporate data security in faulting connected device manufacturer D-Link for missteps that allegedly left consumer data vulnerable but not exposed, but the company's decision to fight back and a looming change in leadership at the commission could spell the end for such security sweeps.
January 05, 2017
The Federal Trade Commission on Thursday lodged a complaint against computer network manufacturer D-Link Corp. in California federal court over allegedly inadequate security measures in its routers and internet cameras that left consumers' privacy at risk.